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AGENCIES:

Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

The Civilian Agency Acquisition and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to make editorial amendments that remove unnecessary cross-references to policy letters that were rescinded by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

OFPP published a notice in the Federal Register at 65 FR 16968, March 30, 2000, that rescinded 22 OFPP policy letters. The rescission of these 22 policy letters reflected OFPP's conclusion that the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contains the current policies. Any policies embodied in OFPP policy letters rescinded by the notice that are not reflected in the FAR either have been superseded by subsequent statutory changes or are otherwise no longer necessary. The OFPP Federal Register notice rescinded OFPP Policy Letters 77-2, 78-2, 78-3, 78-4, 79-1, 79-2, 80-3, 80-6, 80-8, 81-1, 81-2, 82-1, 83-1, 83-2, 83-3, 84-1, 85-1, 89-1, 91-2, 91-4, 92-5, and 95-1. Although the notice required no substantive FAR change, cross-references in the FAR to those rescinded policy letters are no longer necessary or appropriate. This final rule makes editorial amendments to the FAR to remove those cross-references.

This rule was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review under Section 6(b) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The final rule does not constitute a significant FAR revision within the meaning of FAR 1.501 and Public Law 98-577, and publication for public comments is not required. However, the Council will consider comments from small entities concerning the affected FAR subparts 1, 9, 15, 22, 35, 37, and 42 in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610. Interested parties must submit such comments separately and should cite 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq. (FAC 97-18, FAR case 2000-605), in correspondence.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the changes to the FAR do not impose information collection requirements that require the approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.